Corset



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P. H. ROBBINS CORSET Patented July il?, i923.

NETE@ STATES PATENT @FFTCEQ PHILIP H. ROBBINS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO POIRETTE CORSETS, INC., OF NEW YORK, N'. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CORSET.

Application filed March 8, 1922. Serial No. 542,043.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, PHILIP H. RoBBINs, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corsets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in corsets, the object being t o provide a doup ble restraining feature conslsting of a front band of elastlc being attached to the side edges of the back of th'e corset about twothirds of the distance up from the bottom of the corset, the remaining upper portion of the front elastic bands being connected by a comparatively broad elastic band extending across the back of the body of the corset and outside of the body portion. The upper portion of the body portion of the corset which is disconnected from the front elas- -tic bands mentioned has attached along the free edge thereof elastic sections adapted to be brought around the body within the body of the corset, furnishing an additional reinforcing means.

It will be noted that this construction produces a corset with two independent circles at the upper part; the inner circle or part of the corset is first adjusted to the body, after which its position is fixed, then the outer circle' or part of the corset is secured in place affording an additional reinforcement. The comparatively broad elastic band lat thev rear of the outer circle is capable of a slight vertical adjustment, according to the desires of the wearer, being held in the desired position by friction.

in the accompanying drawings 30 Fi s. 1 and 2 are views in perspective showmg the front and rear of the corset;

Fig. 3 spectlve view disclosing the manner in whic the reinforcing bands are connected to the upper part of the body portion of the corset;

Figs. 4 the rre-arrangement ed in the original structure forming a socalled slip-on corset; Y

Figs. 6 and 7 are modified views of still another form of corset where substantially the same elements are used, but are arranged in a dierent manner.

A, indicates the non-elastic body or back and 5 are modified views showing in the county of New York' is an enlarged fragmentary per-- h secured to the upper free end of the front of the elements includportion of the corset, it preferably having stays 1, as indicated. rlhe numerals 2 an 3 indicate elastic sections attached to the vertical edges of the non-elastic body or back portion A. These elastic portions 2 and 3 are preferably provided with front stays 4 being provided with eyes 5 for fastening the elastic sections together at the front, the lower portion of the stays 4 being rovided with lacings 6.

As disclosed, the elastic sections 2 and 3 are secured to the back portion A about twothirds the distance up from the bottom, the l remaining upper portion of the elastic sections 2 and 3 being connected together by a comparatively broad elastic band 7 arranged on the outside of the back portion A. The upper free ends of the back A are in turn provided with elastic sections 8--8 attached to the edges thereof and adapted to extend forwardly within the elastic sections 2 and 3. These sections 8-8 or inside bands are either provided with hooks and eyes 9 or lacings.

lin applying this form of corset as disclosed in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the elastic sections 8-8 are first brought together and fastened around the body after which the elastic sec. tions 2 and 3 are brought around and secured at the front. The usual garter attachments l() depend from the lower edge of the garment.

Both the garment as a whole and its elastic band 7 may be made in any width or length with or without lacings in the back.

As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the garment is disclosed in the form of the step-in variety of garment, the elastic sections 2 and 3 being made integral with non-elastic section B. In this instance, however, the elastic band 7 isl arranged at the front of the garment while an integral elastic band 8 is section B instead of to rear section A as disclosed in the preferred form.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the rear body portion A is normally separated and adapted to be connected by a suitable lacing. rlfhe broad elastic band 7 is likewise arranged at the front and made preferabl in two sections provided with suitable astening means for detachably securing them together, while the inner elastic sections 8-8 are secured to the upper free end of the front section B. The elasno tic sections 8-8 are connected together at the rear instead of the front, as described'in the preferred form.

I claim,

1. A garment slit at the sides of the hack part-way from the upper to the lower edge, an elastic band connected to the edges of the front and an elastic section or sections for connecting the edges of the back.

2. A garment having two broad elastic hands at the upper portion, one connecting the side edges of the back side edges of the front, the former band made in two parts and having astenings at the adjacent edges. l

3. A garment comprising a non-elastic em portion, elastic sections secured to the edges thereof part-way from the upper to and the other the' meaeae the lower edges, an elastic band connected to i the upper inner edges of the elastic sections adapted to extend across and'outside of the non-elastic body portion, and elastic sections secured to that portion of the non-elastic body portion not connected to thel first-mentioned elastic sections.

bers secured to said slit edges and extending in opposite directions around the ligure both back and front, the alternate elastic and nonelastic panels forming two complete circles.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature. f

PHILIP H. ROBBINS. 

